The CARES Act, the $2 trillion coronavirus emergency relief bill that serves as Phase Three of Congress's coronavirus relief efforts, has passed the House of Representatives. It is the largest stimulus package in U.S. history and aims to provide funding for hospitals and relief for small businesses. The successful vote comes after hours of cantankerous debate, in which one unhinged Democratic representative was ruled "out of order" on the House floor.
Once the measure finally passed, the entire House erupted - in a positive way.
A rare bipartisan event in the House: Pelosi and McCarthy at the same event for an enrollment ceremony of the $2T stimulus bill
Part of that hostile debate we mentioned earlier had to do with Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) threat that he would demand a roll call vote.
Several lawmakers had to hop on red eyes Thursday night to come back to D.C. just in case and sarcastically thanked their colleague for it. Even President Trump shamed Massie for his grandstanding on Twitter. But Massie was blocked after Steny Hoyer demonstrated that they had a quorum to pass the bill.
We defeated the Great Depression. We defeated Nazi Germany. We defeated Jim Crow.
We will defeat #COVID19 as well #FlattenTheCurve #ForThePeople.
The House just PASSED this bipartisan bill to aid in our nation's #coronavirus response. I'm proud of this win, I urge the president to sign the CARES Act into law and I will keep doing all I can to fight #ForThePeople as we address this crisis together. https://twitter.com/RepCarbajal/status/1243587976950681603 …
The debate in the Senate over the CARES Act had been just as nasty, thanks in large part to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's laundry list of liberal demands. But in the end they too managed to pass it in flying colors. The vote was unanimous, 96-0.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/03/27/final-relief-bill-vote-n2565857
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